TallGuy Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 ... 900 pistol, 900 rifle, about 450 shot and maybe 150 slugs... Sounds about right :0) Gives you a nice buffer in case you need to reshoot a stage or 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokecloud Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 ... 900 pistol, 900 rifle, about 450 shot and maybe 150 slugs... Sounds about right :0) Gives you a nice buffer in case you need to reshoot a stage or 3. Or share with friends, should they need to reshoot or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGibe Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Last year's Ironman was only my second real 3-gun match. I went through about 600 each of rifle, shot, and pistol and about 100 slugs. But I was spraying pistol at spinners, rifle at spinners and dueling trees and taking a couple of shots at flying clays at times. I will probably go through less this year (I hope). A good shooter will go through a LOT less, but I got to shoot more for the same price ;-) My advice - bring a bunch and you will take some home. Better than borrowing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke013 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Any MGM aficionados know if we can switch classes at registration? I registered for limited and want to move to open. I have an email in to MGM, but thought I'd see if anyone here knows. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke013 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 ... 900 pistol, 900 rifle, about 450 shot and maybe 150 slugs... Sounds about right :0) Gives you a nice buffer in case you need to reshoot a stage or 3. Under what circumstances would you need/get to reshoot a stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuy Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 ... 900 pistol, 900 rifle, about 450 shot and maybe 150 slugs... Sounds about right :0) Gives you a nice buffer in case you need to reshoot a stage or 3. Under what circumstances would you need/get to reshoot a stage? Last year at the USPSA MultiGun Nationals an RO stopped me after abandoning my rifle and moving to my pistol. The rifle was empty and locked back but all he saw was that the safety was not engaged. I got a reshoot. I guess you never know what will require a reshoot. But its always good to be prepared. Stuff happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Reshoots at the Ironman are about as rare as hens teeth. Pretty much just keep shooting and unless the zip line wire breaks or the slide falls down your gonna get what you get for a run. It happens, but it's pretty darn rare. That said I managed to burn four rifle mags on a stage that should have required. 22 rounds. (And I only got one hit). It's really easy to go to war on some of the longer targets and burn a lot of ammo very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysracer Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I took 3x last year. My first year. The spinner was brutal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke013 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I took 3x last year. My first year. The spinner was brutal Three stage reshoots? The spinner is going to kick my ass. No doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFB Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Some thing I learned after two ironman comps , is that for the shotgun slug spinner FULL power slugs are the way to go. Take your time and they will go over in 2 shots if not 1. I managed to get one in 1 shot. I had used low recoil slugs the first year and the spinner looses momentum to quickly. Good luck and may the zip line be with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokecloud Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Federal 1610 fps slugs, will put it over fairly easy if its hit right. For the double spinners on use with shot, the magic is Federal Prarie Storm shot shells, one shot, "over" friend gave me a couple to try last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msowa Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Anyone else have trouble opening up Travis's email today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke013 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 No issue here - regular PDF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke013 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 What really scares me is the round counts for shotgun. Stage 2 requires 31 hits . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokecloud Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 What really scares me is the round counts for shotgun. Stage 2 requires 31 hits . . . I just checked the Ironman website, I didnt see that they posted the stages yet, where did you see the stages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msowa Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Got it to open on my computer after no joy on my phone. Wow...can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuy Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 No issue here - regular PDF. Thanks! I got a .dat file and once I changed it to pdf all was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke013 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 What really scares me is the round counts for shotgun. Stage 2 requires 31 hits . . . I just checked the Ironman website, I didnt see that they posted the stages yet, where did you see the stages? Email. PM me your addy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) There mighht be some issues with thier email.. I ddn't get 2 that I know went out.. maybe they're emailing in batches Thanks in advance... Edited May 15, 2013 by D.Hayden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuy Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 There mighht be some issues with thier email.. I ddn't get 2 that I know went out.. maybe they're emailing in batches IF someone has them and wouldn't mind.. can you send me a set? dhaydenbzmt at gmail.com Thanks in advance... Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke013 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) There mighht be some issues with thier email.. I ddn't get 2 that I know went out.. maybe they're emailing in batches IF someone has them and wouldn't mind.. can you send me a set? dhaydenbzmt at gmail.com Thanks in advance... Done ETA: Whoops - should have kept reading. Sorry for the extra email. Edited May 15, 2013 by Zeke013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat68 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 What really scares me is the round counts for shotgun. Stage 2 requires 31 hits . . . You can ask the RO if you can stage ammo like an extra box someplace. You typically don't need to have all the ammo on you. A lot of times you will hear someone yell "SHOTGUN.. SHOTGUN" and see someone running a shotgun to a shooter or "SLUGS.. SLUGS.." The only shooters that can't take any help are the ones in Trooper class. It's very entertaining especially when it's not you or someone on your squad yelling for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelogic Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Totals so far. Stage 1 R 36 P 32 S 28 Slug 6 Stage 2 R 28 P 28 S 31 Stage 3 R 22 P 35 S 26 Slug 4 Stage 4A R 14 P 14 Slug 7 Stage 4B P 36 Stage 5 R 26 P 30 S 30 Stage 6 R 30 P 40 S 20 Slug 4 Stage 7 R 30 P 26 S 22 Slug 6 Stage 10 R 30 P 34 S 26 Slug 8 1-7,10 Totals Rifle 216 Pistol 275 Shot 183 Slug 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 If I'm reading the stages right the round counts look like they include a minimum round count for each firearm for all the targets that could be shot with that gun. But it looks like there are lots of targets you can shoot with multiple guns. Like plates with shotgun or pistol. Might be able to reduce that shotgun loading a bit by doing some more pistol work. This is just a guess though since the diagrams are still rough. I really want to thank Travis for putting this out. I thought I was the only one who started out with stage diagrams that looked like they were drawn by a drunken 8 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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